The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-29
SECTIONAL HATRED


Cleveland's Terrible Arra1gumene OF sele.
seeking Mksehlef- Saakers.
sWhile those who fought and who
nave so much to forgive lead in the
pleasant ways Of peace. how wicked
appear the traffic in sectional hate and
the betrayal Of patriotic sentiment /"
These words Of the President Of the
United States. combining the loftiest
patriotism with sober censure Of re-
cent incorporate utterances concern
ing the rescinded battle-flag order.
.frenzied appeals to passion for UNI
worthy purposes will confirm and
extend the feeling Of confidence and
respect which is entertained for the
Administration by . vast majority OF
the people Of this country. They are
the words Of man who conceiyes for
patriots nobler duty than the sys-
tematic treasuring up Of the memories
and the visible symbols Of civil strife.
q more useful occupation than the
frequent and fiery iteration OF
principles which none disputes
and which are no where more heartily
and fully recognized than among those
| whose defeat esta blished them forever.
They come from the heart Of > Presi-
dent whose election marked the close
| Of the war period-the first President
Of the completely reunited Republic
and thew evince 4 love Of country such
As the traffickers in sectional hate cer-
tainly can not feel and probably can
| not comprehend. Yet this Is only .
single sentence among many equally
notable in the Presidents letter to the
Secretary Of the Philadelphia Brigade
( upon the reunion on the field Of Get
tysburg Of the Union Of ex-Confed-
crate soldiers who fought there with
such desperate valor twentT-four years
ago.
As dignifed and proper rcbuke
Of the self-seekins partisans who have
Of late attracted some public attention
by cursing and denouncing the Presi-
dent, this letter is well-nigh matches
in its perfection A more terrible ar
raignment Of the Fairchilds and Tan
ners and other apostles Of bitterness
whom the flag incident brought int
prominence could not be framed withou
! wide departure from those stand
ards Of verbal propriety which Prosi
dent Is constrained to respect. VIVA
severer thing can be said OF . mai
than that his conduct shows an 'insin
ceritv which conccals hatred BY pro
fessions of kindness;" that he Il
maker Of ..frenzied appeals TO passio
Tor unworthy purposes" and that D
Is engaged in s.the traffic in sections
hate and the betrayal Of patriotic ser
timent?' With rare aptncss Al
Cleveland packs into one pres
nant phrase q Characterization {
the s.bloody-shirt" issue which
strictly true and stingingly .
. severe. The traffic in sectional hate
) Il phraze which throws the revealin
; light Of the "just word" over the has
business in which not few eminer
!, citizens Of the Northern States ar
still actively engaged. And this d.
r served censure Of Fairchild and b
= kind Is Joined to sentiments which al
! peal with force to every American cit
zen who sincerely loves his countr.
! his whole country. 1T surely can NJ
: be wrong writes the President, =
: desire the settled quiet which lights 4
our entire country the path to pro
pcrity and greatness; nor need the le
4 sons Of the war be forgotten and is r
= --.tx- tm-It~~I - The wvtah FIR IN.